Amendment to M.O. No. 421 Re: Lake Lanao Watershed Protection and Development Council
Memorandum Order No. 242, issued on March 6, 2007, amends Memorandum Order No. 421 from 1992, which established the Lake Lanao Watershed Protection and Development Council (LLWPDC). The amendment adds the Provincial Governors of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur, as well as the Mayor of Marawi City, as members of the council to ensure better representation of local government units (LGUs) in the region. This change aims to enhance the protection and development of the watershed for hydropower, irrigation, and domestic water use. The order takes effect immediately.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Memorandum Order No. 242
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Memorandum Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 6, 2007
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 242
AMENDING SECTION 1 OF MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 421, SERIES OF 1992
WHEREAS, Memorandum Order No. 421 dated 25 March 1992 created the Lake Lanao Watershed Protection and Development Council (LLWPDC) to protect, maintain, and improve the forestry cover and water yield for hydropower, irrigation and domestic use of the Lake Lanao Watershed Reservation; aAHDIc
WHEREAS, the only local government unit (LGU) represented in the Lake Lanao Watershed Protection and Development Council is the Regional Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM);
WHEREAS, Lake Lanao and Agus Watershed traverse the provinces of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur;
WHEREAS, there is a need for the other covered LGUs to be represented in the LLWPDC;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Memorandum Order No. 421, series of 1992, is hereby amended to include the Provincial Governors of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur, and the Mayor of Marawi City as members of the Lake Lanao Watershed Protection and Development Council.
SECTION 2. This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 6th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven.
Cite This Law
Amendment to M.O. No. 421 Re: Lake Lanao Watershed Protection and Development Council, Memorandum Order No. 242, Mar 6, 2007 (Philippines)
Amendment to M.O. No. 421 Re: Lake Lanao Watershed Protection and Development Council, Memorandum Order No. 242 (Phil. 2007)
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